Frank Walker, horticulturalist, trained at Kew Gardens in London. At Lalla, Frank's orchards helped earn Lilydale the title of "appleland of the north." The family also left the Pear Walk, rhododendron gardens and Hollybank, as Marian Walker professional historian will relate.
Boon times in Lilydale Edith Boon married the eldest son of a Methodist minister Wm Pollard who fled the Barossa Valley and its wine culture. David Boon (educator, not cricketer) wrote a book about the Boons of Tasmania and will share more intriguing family history.
Amanda Olson of Brown Mountain and Peter Leech of the Demi Hill - history of Lalla - excerpts from their book in preparation.
Ludwig Bardenhagen land purchases in Lilydale and surrounds by Helen Pratt nee Higgs, proud Bardenhagen descendant. Helen has a strong interest in the buildings of Lilydale township and the stories of each passing generation that occupied them.
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